The side hall was quiet. After about half a stick of incense, Empress Dowager Cao let out a long sigh and sat up.

Cao Xuan hurriedly acted as if he was listening attentively.

Empress Dowager Cao picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then said, "Axuan, I have thought about it carefully. Whether Jiang Xian elopes with Li Qian or is kidnapped by Li Qian, no matter whether he has seen these two people, he can't tell them clearly and cannot count them." She said, her eyes slightly raised, and a bit of ferociousness appeared, "And even if Li Qian kidnapped Jiang Xian, who saw it? Who can prove it? Who dares to guarantee that Jiang Xian turned against Li Qian because he regretted elopement with Li Qian?"

Cao Xuan's heart was pounding and he said in a lost voice: "You, you mean..."

The little ferociousness in the corner of Empress Dowager Cao's eyes spread to her eyebrows: "Li Qian caused such a big disaster. It's too late for us to say anything. Don't even think about it. I thought about it carefully. Now the only way is to bite and say that Jiang Xian elopes with Li Qian. In this way, even if Jiang Zhenyuan wants to stand up for Jiang Xian, he can only pinch his nose and recognize him."

"You, what do you mean?" Cao Xuan felt a little unfamiliar, and felt that things seemed to be a bit out of his control and slipped towards the unknown abyss.

Empress Dowager Cao's eyes flashed and said coldly: "I will ask someone to write a marriage decree. With this decree, you will catch up with Jiang Lu and Wang Zan, and give this decree to Li Qian before Li Qian confessed his guilt. He is a smart person, so he naturally knows what to do best for him!"

"But this happens..." Cao Xuan was sweating all over his head, feeling that he had crawled out of one mud and fell into another mud.

Wouldn't that hurt Jiang Xian!

The marriage of Yu Ci cannot be divorced!

He didn't want his aunt to be sad, for fear that his aunt would not be able to stand the blow of the Li family's betrayal. He hoped that his aunt believed that Jiang Xian had eloped with Li Qian, but he didn't want to force Jiang Xian to marry the robber who hijacked him for the rest of his life!

As his aunt said, Jiang Xian was a one-sided statement between Jin Xiao and Bai Su, and neither of them saw Jiang Xian, and they could not count it. If Jiang Xian was really kidnapped by Li Qian and his aunt forced Jiang Xian to marry Li Qian, wouldn't he help the evil!

When the Cao family was in power, although Jiang Xian rejected Cao Xuan many times and never gave Cao Xuan a good face, in Cao Xuan's opinion, this is the reaction that a normal person should have. Not only did he not hate Jiang Xian, he thought Jiang Xian was very cute, like a sister next door. Compared to those who usually stayed by him and looked at his face and could not tell what his real intention was, he didn't know how cute it was.

Later, the Cao family fell into a state of decline and had all kinds of people, but Jiang Xian treated him a little gentler than before, perhaps because he was no longer qualified to marry her.

Her love and hate are so clear that Cao Xuan will smile whenever he thinks of it, and it feels rare.

Now, when he learned from Bai Su the real reason for the marriage between Cao and Bai families, he felt that Jiang Xian was even more like a disgusting little girl and little sister - he didn't say it, but he cared about him in his heart.

He would not be able to let Jiang Xian be forced to marry, and he would end up with the one who harmed him for the rest of his life!

What's the difference between that and death?

No, it's even more uncomfortable than death!

He thought of Jiang Xian's arrogant look whenever he saw him.

I'm afraid for her, putting her name with Li Qian would feel that it was a great humiliation, let alone marry Li Qian!

"No, no!" Cao Xuan murmured, intuitively opposing, "That's not...

Empress Dowager Cao's eyes turned into a sharp blade and fell on Cao Xuan: "A bastard, this is not OK, that is not OK, what else can you do? Jiang Xian is a golden branch and jade leaf. You can't pick it up from the wilderness! Jiang Zhenyuan is now feeling sorry for his niece, and he didn't find out whether Jiang Xian elopes with someone or was kidnapped, so he couldn't bear it. When Jiang Zhen and Wang Zan met Jiang Xian and figured out the facts, you were waiting to be broken into pieces by Jiang Zhenyuan! He was crazy, and even the late emperor was afraid, otherwise how could the late emperor give Jiang Xian a newborn aunt to enjoy the salary of the prince? Do you think the court had too much money and there was nowhere to spend it?

"Did you have to be torn by Jiang Zhenyuan before you realize your regrets when things are about to happen?

"You have no choice but to do this.

"If you don't go, I'll let Min Chuan go.

"Just go back and be your eldest son-in-law of the Beiding Marquis' Mansion!

"See if the Beiding Marquis Mansion can protect you?

"Look at you kneeling and licking Jiang Zhenyuan's heels, will Jiang Zhenyuan let you go?"

Cao Xuan lowered his head silently.

His aunt, Empress Dowager Cao, and Jiang Xian's uncle Jiang Zhenyuan are both people with great ambitions, great perseverance and great ability as bare hands. They will definitely do what they want to do.

Cao Xuan had no doubts.

But whether he or Jiang Xian is just a person who wants to live his own life, why do you have to get in a dilemma among them and be in a difficult position?

As soon as he thought that the imperial edict for forced marriage was brought by himself, he felt very uncomfortable.

But if he didn't go, his aunt would have his own way to let Min Chuan read the imperial edict justifiably.

Then why not go by yourself!

Maybe there will be any turning point at that time.

"I'll listen to my aunt's instructions." Cao Xuan said bitterly.

"That's right!" Empress Dowager Cao Daji looked a little sad when he saw Cao Xuan's expression. He thought that the Cao family had made a fortune when he was born and had never known the hardships of the world. In addition, both parents died since childhood, he taught him little. It is better to grow into his current gentle and pure character than to be mean. Moreover, this child knows to be filial to her when he falls into such a field. It is really rare that she should not be too harsh on him.

Some things are taught slowly.

Empress Dowager Cao thought, and her face calmed down and said in a gentle voice: "Axuan, I know you feel uncomfortable. You and Jiang Xian, one live in the palace because of the Empress Dowager, and the other often go in and out of the harem because of me, and they can be considered to have grown up together. But there are some things that you must distinguish between priorities. Only when you live well can you be qualified to pity others. At this point, you are not as good as Li Qian. If you don't say anything else, just because he kidnapped Jiang Xian under the eyes of so many of you, I respect him as a character. So when you meet him this time, you should not treat him as an ordinary son of a general. Be kind to him..."

Cao Xuan heard this and said, "Auntie, Jiang Lu and Wang Zan have left. They are both from the army, especially Jiang Lu. If I had gone there, Li Qian would have already recruited..."

"No." Empress Dowager Cao glanced at Cao Xuan and said with certainty, "A Xuan, you don't understand. Li Qian and I are very similar. We are all from a cold-blooded family. We took advantage of the little bit of high branches and seized the opportunity to get to what we are today step by step. The hardships and pains are something you cannot know. Even if you reach the last moment, as long as you still have a tone, you will not give up, let alone compromise. If Li Qian confessed, it must be that Li Qian died. Jiang Lu could hold his hand and press the handprint on the confession letter."

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